The whole episode was terrible. An embarassment for this series and one of the worst things I've seen on TV this season.
Glee's Kiki Turkey Lurkey Time made more sense than all the bullshit they pulled in this episode.
The whole episode was terrible. An embarassment for this series and one of the worst things I've seen on TV this season.
Glee's Kiki Turkey Lurkey Time made more sense than all the bullshit they pulled in this episode.
It's like even the actor playing Walden doesn't get why this storyline is so stupid.Originally Posted by Aurelius
This, basically. Although I did like the conversation beween Carrie and Abu Nazir. But the pacemaker thing?
(Instead of having Quinn randomly pop up whenever they think they need to off Brody, shouldn't they have someone following him 24/7? Especially since he's an ex-terrorist who was trying to kill Walden not too long ago?)
So, yeah, did the creators forget that they're not working on 24 anymore?
Last edited by Elessar; 12-03-2012 at 06:52 PM.
Showtime's habit of taking intriguing characters and heightening the stupidity of the situations they get in doesn't bother me anymore. These premises are next to impossible to make for engrossing TV for much longer than a season. What will bother me is in the coming weeks when TV critics still have this as one of the top 3 dramas on TV, when it is clearly not anymore. It's not even in my personal top 5 for 2012.
Many of those lists have to be made long before the completion of the season is over.
And your personal top 5 isn't necessarily relevant when it comes to critical consensus.
Also, it's been a ridiculously good year for television.
ALSO, maybe we could wait and see how the season ends before everyone loses their shit.
Or, conversely, stop watching.
Artimus sums up my persona thusly: You're so lovable but you scare me.
I know my personal top 5 has nothing to do with critical consensus. I tried to make it clear in my post that the qualm over critical lists is purely a personal thing. As I touched on, what the show in and of itself is doing isn't bothering me the way that it seems to have for many posters here.
Yes it's turned soapy, but it's still very interesting and engrossing, in my opinion. I'm not turning away from this show anytime soon.
And about the pacemaker:
http://venturebeat.com/2008/08/08/de...our-pacemaker/
So yeah, it's kind of plausible.
This series was built on the need for a suspension of disbelief. In the first season, there were a few moments where I found myself going this is ludicrous. For a show that is not meant as camp at all, this always seemed somewhat problematic. When it ended, wasn't there a concern of where they could possibly go from there. After all wouldn't it have been just enough, just right as a one season miniseries. I find the characters to still be fascinating and complex and watchable this season. I find the dynamics of the relationships to still be involving though the show has not given the focus to the most intriguing ones this go around (ex. Brody/Dana, Carrie/Saul). But that need for a suspension of disbelief has arisen to a level which I can no longer reach. Now I find myself going this is ridiculous several times an episode.
I still enjoy watching it but I no longer find myself thinking this is one of the better shows on television. That is disappointing. But maybe the very premise always meant that the best the show had to offer would be early on.
I'm still greatly enjoying this show! Yes there are lots of plot points that logically don't make much sense, but I don't think I've ever seen a show that didn't have unrealistic plot points. It's TV, not real life. A show based strictly in our world with no suspension of disbelief would be an incredibly boring show, in my opinion.
I think the best part of this show is still the characters/actors portraying them. Their reactions to crazy situations always feel grounded in realism and the actors do a fantastic job showing all the levels of what they are going through. That is where I think the great strength in this show is.
Ha, Todd got a shout out by Ken Tucker in Entertainment Weekly's defense of this week's episode.
http://watching-tv.ew.com/2012/12/03...broken-hearts/
definitely summarizes how i feel about the show
Ken Tucker is obsessed with me since our weekend fling at that cabin.
HS
I can see this. It cannot be unseen.Ken Tucker is obsessed with me since our weekend fling at that cabin.
HS
I just imagined Todd as Mariah Carey and Ken Tucker as Eminem.
My life is complete.
Yeah, I've been a bit disappointed with Homeland since they caught Brody and that comes mostly from the fact I can't really stand him anymore. Carrie being attracted to this guy who was a terrorist not so long ago doesn't help much. I just hate how his presence makes her look weak. She can do better than this.
It is still a very entertaining show though.
Holy moly the last episode was INTENSE.
The finale looks AMAZING.
And Dana is still a bitch.
Dana's a bitch, Roya's a bitch, and Estes is a bitch.
I thought I mighta been watching Zero Dark Thirty for a minute at the end of the episode there.
Why is everyone a bitch?
Dana is a moody teenager.
Roya is a terrorist.
Estes is an asshole "on a mission."
Artimus sums up my persona thusly: You're so lovable but you scare me.
So Brody dies next week right?
Lol, exactly
He must
Also, I have no idea where the plot of this show will go from here...
Guesses?
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